User Manual

• Getting Started
• Broadcasting Messages
• Member List
• Creating Events
• Creating Posts
• Uploading Files
• Finance

The Naval Warfare Officers Association is a social network for past and present Warfare Officers of the Royal Australian Navy. The website includes a member database, news feed, dashboard and finance system.

It has been tested on all modern browsers including Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge. Users visiting from the DRN are likely to be using IE7 or IE8 meaning they will have a degraded experience and we suggest using the site from home or portable device if they prefer.

Getting Started

How to Join

1. Visit the URL https://warfareofficers.org.au/signup
2. Fill out the details and request membership. Be sure you tell us a little about your background so that we can assess your suitability, with the most important criteria being you are not a spam bot.
3. You’ll then receive an email outlining how to pay for your membership. Follow the instructions there.

How to Login

1. Visit the signin page
2. Login with your email and password. If you’ve forgotten your password, or haven’t joined yet, follow the instructions below the Log in button.

Messages

The heart of the website is the activity stream. Use it to stay up to date with the community and in touch with other members.

You can compose a message and attach images or files using the buttons below the text area.

Committee members can broadcast messages via email to selected groups. When typing your message, ensure the first line contains @group. Permitted @groups are:

1. @all or @members will broadcast to all current members
2. @committee will broadcast to all committee members
3. @username (eg @admin) will broadcast to that specific member.

Only people in these groups will be able to see these messages.

Files

To add a file to a message, you first need to upload the file to NWOA’s server:

1. Navigate to http://warfareofficers.org.au/media
2. Select a file to upload

To embed a link to the file in a message, post, or event:

1. Compose a new message, post, or event.
2. Click on the image or file button to insert one.
3. Alternatively, create a link in the text [visible text](link-url) - which looks like this visible text - or an image ![image description](image-url)

Member List

You can also use the NWOA website to find other members. You can search by name eg. smith, state eg. state:QLD, or rank eg rank:LCDR

Member details are only visible to other current members - the public cannot access them. If you’d like to keep your details private from other members, click the ‘hide my contact details’ box on the edit profile page.

Member Profile

You can update your details and naval biography on your profile page.

1. Visit the people page
2. Search for your name (or part there of)
3. Click on your listing to view your profile

From here you can view your financial history, view your activity, and edit your profile. To change your photo, just click on it and you will be taken to the gravatar website where you can link a photo to your email address.

Events

Committee members can create events and accept credit card payments for tickets.

1. Go to ‘Events’ and create a new event
2. Fill out the event details and add images or files if you wish
3. Specify and event organiser
4. Click ‘Create Event’

Once you have created an event, you can then create tickets for it. Tickets need a description and a price.

Members can then RSVP for the event, pay via credit card, and update their guest list.

After the event date, events automatically become event reports. You can edit the event description to upload photos of the day.

Posts

The committee can create posts that will appear under the information link on the public site. Just like events, you can attach links, files, and images.

Adding a tag to a post will create a sub-navigation link with that tag and filter the post to the appropriate area.

You can also specify if the post is visible to the public, members-only, or committee-only.

Uploading Files

You can upload files and images directly to the server or when editing a post or event.

To upload direct to the server, visit the Media tab, click the upload button, and select one or more files from your computer. You can then link to this URL as required.

To upload directly into a post, message, or event, simply click one of the buttons when editing

Finances

Members can access their own payment history for the ‘Finance’ tab.

Committee members can view and create payments for members.

1. Click on the Finance tab
2. Search for a payment reference or member name
3. Use the icons on the right to email a receipt or edit the payment